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DECEMBER
I,
1913
THE
WATCH
TOWER
To
decide
the
matter
we
suggest
that
a
Bible
study
class
which
has
been
following
the
usual
style
of
studying
a
chap
ter
be
brought
in
contest
with
a
class
which
has
been
using
our
first
described
method
of
Berean
Bible
study.
Let
the
two
classes
take
up
any
Bible
topic
that
may
be
suggested;
and
it
will
soon
be
ascertained
that
those
who
have
been
fol
lowing
our
Berean
Bible
study
plan
know
ten
or
twenty
times
as
much
about
the
Bible
on
every
subject.
These
S'l'TIDlES
IN
THE
SCRIPTURES
have
not
sought
to
follow
any
human
creed
or
theory,
but
merely
to
bring
together
the
various
Scriptures
on
a
subject
and
to
find
the
harmonious
view
reflected
from
these
various
passages.
The
method
has
proved
itself
so
satisfactory
to
those
who
have
tried
it,
that
they
would
not
now
think
of
using
any
other
method
of
Bible
study,
considering
that
all
other
methods
are
of
little
value
in
comparison.
Nevertheless,
the
matter
is
purely
for
the
in
dividual
or
the
class
to
determine
which
is
for
its
own
best
interests,
which
will
serve
its
purpose
bpst.
DEDICATION
OF
"THE
TEMPLE"-NEW
YORK
CITY
The
Contractors
promise
to
have"
The
Temple"
ready
for
our
use
on
Sunday,
December
7.
The
services
for
the
open
ing
day
will
be
a
little
out
of
the
ordinary.
So
far
as
the
building
is
eoncel'lled
it
will
be
Dedication
Day.
As
respects
the
Congregation
it
"ill
be
Thanksgiving
Sunday.
The
pro
gram
will
include
the
entire
day.
The
opening
service
will
be
at
10:
30
a.
m.
The
Pastor,
Brothel'
Russell,
will
give
the
address.
At
2
p.
m.
there
will
be
a
Symposium
in
which
several
Brethren
of
the
Peoples
Pulpit
Association
will
participate,
the
topic
being
"Thankfulness."
Its
various
phases
will
be
considered.
At
4
p.
Ill.
thore
will
be
a
general
Praise
and
Testimony
Meeting.
At
8
p.
m.
the
Pastor,
Brother
Russell,
will
give
an
address,
closing
what,
we
trust,
will
be
a
very
pleasant
and
very
protit·
able
day
of
spiritual
refreshment.
As
it
is
anticipated
that
numbers
of
THE
WATCH
TOWEl(
readers
will
want
to
be
present
at
these
services,
coming
from
surrounding
cities
and
villages,
it
is
proposed
that
no
public
advertising
be
done,
so
that
we
may
have
plenty
of
room
for
comfort
and
fellowship.
Of
course,
the
Brooklyn
Tabernacle
will
be
closed
for
the
entire
day.
All
WATCH
TOWElt
readers
and
their
interested
friends
are
cordially
invited
to
this
house-\varming.
"Seats
free
amI
no
collection.
'
,
YUL.
XXXI\'
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
DECEMBER
15,
1913
No.
24
OUR
CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT
With
literature
in
thirty
diff"rent
languages,
,li~trilJllt.',l
in
large
quantities,
it
is
not
surprising
that
\\e
haH~
a
larg,·
rorrespondence.
Our
Brooklyn
oillcp
keel'S
thirty
tY]l"writl'rs
busy,
besides
our
multigra
ph
machines.
'rota]
letters
receive']
Ilming
the
)'e:11'
184,fI:2;"i
Total
numbpr
of
letters
dispatched
rluring
the
year
.
_
_
481,521
These
figures
do
not
represent
the
concspondpnce
of
the
v~.rious
branclt"S.
More
and
more
the
dear
frier,rls
are
learn·
1913-ANNUAL
REPORT-1913
WATCH
TOWER
BIBLE
AND
TRACT
SOCIETY
DECEMBER
1,
1912-DECEMBER
1,
1913.
To
perlllit
the
hnlaneing
of
our
accounts
and
the
rendering
of
shall
also
reign
with
him."
And
if
our
snfferings
be
the
them
before
the
first
of
the
year,
it
is
our
custom
to
start
way
by
which
the
Lord
woul([
attract
aml
bless
others
of
his
each
financial
veal'
on
December
1st.
The
sum
total
of
the
true
sheep,
we
may
surely,
with
the
Apostle
Paul,
"glory
in
work
reported
~
year
ago
was
so
large
for
us
that
we
doubted
tribulations
also.
"-Romans
5
:3.
if
it
\vould
not
be
om
banner
year.
Additionally,
the
threats
CLASS
EXTENSION
WORK
of
our
enemies
'\Vere
heard
on
every
hand.
They
boasted
that
One
of
the
most
eneouraging
fe:>tures
of
the
work
is
tlll'
before
another
year
our
Sodety's
work
would
be
stopped.
zeal
manifested
in
various
quarters
in
the
Class
Extension
'rhe
basis
of
this
threat
was
their
intended
and
already
Work.
Hundreds
of
deal'
hrethren,
backed
by
the
classes
started
campaign
of
slander,
abuse,
misrepresentation-any-
with
which
they
are
associate<l,
have
gor.e
forth
as
evangel-
thing
to
stop
us.
In
closing
our
last
year's
Report
we
said:
ists.
They
have
held
meeting's
in
cities,
towns
and
villages
"Let
us
not
be
fearful
of
the
great
adn'rsary's
roar,
when
in
the
vidnity
of
the
elass
home.
'rhey
have
broken
a
,goo<l
like
a
roaring
lion
he
\yould
seck
to
intimidate
us.
'Be
of
deal
of
new
ground
in
this
way,
have
correete<l
misapprehell'
gooll
cOl1l'a~te,
an<l
the
Lord
shall
strengthen
thine
heart.'
"
sion
in
respect
to
our
Gospel
message,
niHI
hal'e
hrought
a
COil'
'Without
judging'
the
majority
of
the
ministers
of
Christ
si<lerable
number
to
full
consecration
to
the
Lord
and
to
great
of
vnrious
rlenominations
,,-e
may
surely
say
that
the
experi-
joy
and
blessing
in
the
kno\\"lerlge
of
the
truth.
e!lees
of
the
p~,st
year
have
abundantly
demonstrated
that
It
is
now
two
ypars
since
this
work
startf'd;
an<l
this
veal'.
some
very
mean
men
are
wearing
the
livery
of
heaven,
pro-
for
your
encouragement,
we
must
g'ive
some
figures
..
The
fcssin~'
to
to
be
the
mouthpieces
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Cllrist.
friends
in
thirty
states
have
joined
in
this
work.
The
awl"
Our
kindest
thoug'ht
resreding
them
is
that
the
great
adver-
age
number
of
speakers
per
month
throughout
the
tln,l\'p
sary
is
blinding'
them,
much
as
he
did
the
great
Saul
of
Tar-
months
was
105;
3,050
meetings
were
reported,
with
an
at-
sus.
An<l
our
hope
for
them
is
that,
like
Saul,
they
will
ere
teunanee
of
91,881.
The
cost
of
these
mediugs
as
rPlwl'te<l
long
be
smitten
down
by
a
great
light
from
heaven,
and
hear
by
the
classes
was
$8,546.61.
This
amount
<loes
not
appeal'
in
their
eonsciences
a
voice
saying,
"I
am
Jesus,
whom
thou
in
our
Report,
except
about
I
0
per
cent.
'l'he
cInsses
rejoi,'p,]
persecutest";
and
that
then
some
of
these
rabid
foes
of
the
in
the
privilege
of
financing
their
meetings,
and
only
in
a
few
truth
may
become
its
staunch
sprvants.
instances
was
the
Society's
help
JH·eded.
Of
course,
the
So-
OUR
MOST
SUCCESSFUL
YEAR
ciety
furnished
the
litprature
used
at
these
meetings,
whieh
We
:11'e
sure
that
our
readers
are
awaiting
this
report
with
with
freight
awl
expressage
was
no
small
item.
keen
interest.
Wonderful
as
it
may
seem,
it
is
our
privilege
We
trust
that
this
noble
work
will
go
on,
and
that
tlle
to
report
that
the
past
year
has
been
in
every
way
our
most
Lord's
blessing
will
continue
with
it.
We
sometimes
tpl'm
successful
one.
The
more
the
Lord
permitted
our
enemies
to
it
the
"Layman's
Home
Missionary
Movement."
vVe
oh-
assail
us,
the
more
did
he
strengthen
anrl
comfort
our
hearts
serve
that
the
rlasses
participating'
in
this
,\'ork
most
vig"
with
evidences
of
his
favor.
He
demonstrated
that
he
who
is
on
orously
arc
usually
the
most
blessed
of
the
Lord
spiritually,
our
part
is
mightier
than
all
that
be
against
us.
as
well
as
numerirally.
And
l111doul>tellly
all
who
thus
se1'\'e
Tl\(leed,
we
have
had
vnrious
evidences
that
the
vicious
attack
as
evangelists
receive
a
great
blessing'
in
their
hearts
froll!
of
certain
ministers
hns
hall
an
effect
the
very
reverse
of
the
Lord.
In
the
interests
of
those
clnsses
that
feel
th:lt
a
what
tlJPy
intl'udell.
Thp
l'uhlic
have
seen
the
anversary's
rppetition
of
the
Class
Extension
Work
would
not
be
wise,
spirit
manifested:
anI!
pyen
worldly
people
know
the
difference
or
that
feel
that
thpy
have
speakers
or
finam,ial
strl'ngth
hetwPl'Il
the
Spirit
of
Christ-the
spirit
of
meekness,
the
spirit
which
thl'Y
ran
furnish
for
Sunday
\york
at
greatl'I'
,list:llH'es
of
love-and
the
rontrnry
spirit
of
Rat:m-the
spirit
of
malice,
from
their
homes,
we
ha\'e
recently
proposell
an
"Auxili:11'Y
hatrfld,
envy,
evil-speaking,
strife.
If
God
sees
best
to
awaken
Pillu·im
Serviee."
We
trust
that
this
may
prove
a
ll!e:tllS
some
of
his
childrpn
to
thought
hy
the
wolfish
growling
of
some
of
blessing
and
fmtherance
of
the
work
Ilnring
the
year
.inst
who
pose
as
representath'es
of
the
Great
Shephenl,
it
is
not
for
hpgun.
us
to
question
the
lEvine
wisllom,
hut
to
s:ty
with
the
Mastel',
"The
cup
which
my
Father
hath
pomed,
shall
I
not
drink
it
~"
Nor
is
the
Editor
alone
in
these
expprienres.
While
he
is
the
rllief
target,
n1l
identified
with
the
work
in
a
publip
way
are
also
marks
for
those
rle~cribed
hv
the
Psalmist:
"The
wickerl
...
shoot
thei
r
arrows,
eyon
'hitter
words,
that
they
may
shoot
in
serret
at
the
perfert."
(Psalm
64:
3,
4)
Smely
we
may
all
rl'joice
in
the
privilege
granterl
us
of
sharing
in
the
sufferings
of
Christ.
"For
if
we
suffer
with
him,
we
[536!»)
THE DECEMBER 1, 1913 To decide the matter we suggest that a Bible study class which has been following the usual style of studying a chapter be brought in contest with a elass which has been using our first described method of Berean Bible study. Let the two classes take up any Bible topic that may be suggested; and it will soon be ascertained that those who have been following our Berean Bible study plan know ten or twenty times as much about the Bible on every subject. These STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES have not sought to follow WATCH TOWER (359-371) any human creed or theory, but merely to bring together the various Scriptures on a subject and to find the harmonious view reflected from these various passages. The method has proved itself so satisfactory to those who have tried it, that they would not now think of using any other method of Bible study, considering that all other methods are of little value in comparison. Nevertheless, the matter is purely for the individual or the class to determine which is for its own best interests, which will serve its purpose best. DEDICATION OF “THE TEMPLE”—NEW YORK CITY The Contractors promise to have ‘‘The Temple’’ ready for our use on Sunday, December 7. The services for the opening day will be a ‘little out of the ordinary. So far as the building is concerned it will be Dedication Day. As respects the Congregation it will be Thanksgiving Sunday. The program will include the entire day. The opening service will be at 10:30 a. m. The Pastor, Brother Russell, will give the address. At 2 p. m. there will be a Symposium in which several Brethren of the Peoples Pulpit Association will participate, the topic being ‘‘Thankfulness.’’ Its various phases will be Mecting. At 8 p. m. the Pastor, Brother Russell, will give an address, closing what, we trust, will be a very pleasant and very profitable day of spiritual refreshment. As it is anticipated that numbers of THr WatcH TOWER readers will want to be present at these services, coming from surrounding cities and villages, it is proposed that no publie advertising be done, so that we may have plenty of room for comfort and fellowship. Of course, the Brooklyn Tabernacle will be closed for the entire day. All WartcH Tower readers and their interested friends are considered. cordially invited to this house-warming. ‘‘Seats free and no At 4 p.m, there will be a general Praise and Testimony collection.’’ Von. AXAIV BROOKLYN, N. Y., DECEMBER 15, 1918 No. 24 1913—ANNUAL REPORT—1913 WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY DECEMBER 1, 1912—DECEMBER 1, 1913. To permit the balancing of our aecounts and the rendering of them before the first of the year, it is our custom to start each financial year on Deeember Ist. The sum total of the work reported a year ago was so large for us that we doubted if it would not be our banner year. Additionally, the threats of our enemies were heard on every hand. They boasted that before another year our Society’s work would be stopped. The basis of this threat was their intended and already started campaign of slander, abuse, misrepresentation—anything fo stop us. In closing our last year’s Report we said: “‘Let us not be fearful of the great adversary’s roar, when like a roaring lion he would seck to intimidate us. ‘Be of good courage, and the Lord shall strengthen thine heart.’ ’’ Without judging the majority of the ministers of Christ of various denominations we may surely say that the experiences of the past year have abundantly demonstrated that some very mean men are wearing the livery of heaven, professing to to be the mouthpicees of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our kindest thought respecting them is that the great adversary is blinding them, much as he did the great Saul of Tarsus. And our hope for them is that, like Saul, they will ere long be smitten down by a great light from heaven, and hear in. their consciences a voice saying, wey am Jesus, whom thou persecutest’’; and that then some of these rabi ad foes of the truth may become its staunch servants. OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR We are sure that our readers are awaiting this report with keen intcrest. Wonderful as it may seem, it is our privilege to report that the past year has been in every way our most successful one. The more the Lord permitted our enemies to assail us, the more did he strengthen and comfort our hearts with evidences of his favor. He demonstrated that he who is on our part is mightier than all that be against us. Tndeed, we have had various evidenees that the vicious attack of certain ministers has had an effect the very reverse of what they intended. The public have seen the adversary’s spirit manifested; and even worldly people know the difference between the Spirit of Christ—the spirit of meckness, the spirit of love—and the contrary spirit of Satan—the spirit of malice, hatred, envy, evil-speaking, strife. If God sees best to awaken some of his children to thought by the wolfish growling of some who pose as representatives of the Great Shepherd, it is not for us to question the divine wisdom, but to say with the Master, “‘The cup which my Father hath poured, shall I not drink it??? Nor is the Editor alone in these experiences. While he is the chief target, all identified with the work in a public way are also marks for those deseribed by the Psalmist: ‘‘The wieked .. . shoot their arrows, even bitter words, that they may shoot in secret at the perfect.’’? (Psalm 64:3, 4) Surely we may all rejoice in the privilege granted us of sharing in the sufferings of Christ. ‘‘For if we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him.’’ And if our sufferings be the way by which the Lord would attraet and bless others of his true sheep, we may surely, with the Apostle Paul, ‘‘glory in tribulations also.’’—Romans 5:3. CLASS EXTENSION WORK One of the most encouraging feetures of the work is the zeal manifested in various quarters in the Class Extension Work. Hundreds of dear brethren, backed by the classes with which they are associated, have gore forth as evangelists. They have held mectings in cities, towns and villages in the vicinity of the class home. They have broken a good deal of new ground in this way, have corrected misapprehension in respect to our Gospel message, and have brought a considerable number to full consecration to the Lord and to great joy and blessing in the knowledge of the truth. It is now two years since this work started; and this year, for your encouragement, we must give some figures. The friends in thirty states have joined in this work. The average number of speakers per month throughout the twelve months was 105; 3,050 meetings were reported, with an attendanee of 91,881. The cost of these mectings as reported hy the classes was $8,546.61. This amount docs not appear in our Report, except about 10 per cent. The classes rejoiced in the privilege of financing their mectings, and only in a few instances was the Society’s help needed. Of course, the Society furnished the literature used at these meetings, which with freight and expressage was no small item. We trust that this noble work will go on, and that the Lord’s blessing will continue with it. “We sometimes term it the ‘‘Layman’s Home Missionary Movement.’’? We observe that the classes participating in this work most vigorously are usually the most blessed of the Lord spiritually, as well as numerically. And undoubtedly all who thus serve as evangelists receive a great blessing in their hearts from the Lord. In the interests of those classes that feel that a repetition of the Class Extension Work would not be wise, or that feel that they have speakers or financial strength which they ean furnish for Sunday work at greater distances from their homes, we have reeently proposed an ‘‘ Auxiliary Pilgrim Service.’’ We trust that this may prove a means of blessing and furtherance of the work during the year just begun. 8 OUR CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT With literature in thirty different languages, distributed in large quantities, it is not surprising that we have a large correspondence. Our Brooklyn office keeps thirty typewriters busy, besides our multigraph machines. Total Jetters received during the year........ 184,825 Total number of letters dispatched during the year ........ 0... eee eee eee 481,521 These figures do not represent the correspondence of the various branches, More and more the dear friends are learn [5365]
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